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SAW GUIDE. No. 295,964; Patnted Apr. 1, 1884.

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Attorneys "UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WARREN WILLIAMS, OF LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA.

SAW-GUIDE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 295,964, dated April 1, 1884.

Application filed February '7, 1884. (N0 model.)

To all whom iii-may concern.-

Be it known that I, WARREN WILLIAMS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lumberton, in the county of Robeson and State of North Carolina, have invented a new and useful Saw-Guide, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention has relation to saw-guides; and it consists in the construction and novel arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafterfully described, andparticularly pointed out in the claim appended.

Figure 1 is a plan view of a saw-guide embodying my improvements; and Fig. 2 is a plan view with the face-plate removed, showing the rack-stem and operatingworm.

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, a designates the main plate, having shoulders I) and c, the latter having bearings for the worm or screw d, the ends of which are rectangular, and are adapted to beoperated bya wrench to adjust the guide in its seat. This seat is formed by securing an auxiliary plate, 6, to the shoulders I) and c on the main plate. The rack-stem f is rectangular in form, and is provided in its rear edge with athreaded orworm rack, g, The guide-jaws h h. are secured to the end of the rack stemor shank, and are provided with the usual set-screw, z,

and wooden plug for adapting the jaws to the thickness of the saw.

The rack stem or shank f may be removed atone side of its seat, and inserted at the other side, thus adapting the guide to either righthand or left-hand mills.

The worm can be operated to adjust the guide while the saw is in motion without danger to the sawyer by simply using the wrench.

This device is exceedingly simple in its construction, is very cheap, and is not liable to get out of order.

Having thus'fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by LettersPatent of the United States, is-

In a saw-guide, the combination, with the main plate formed with suitable bearings, the screw, d, journaled in the bearings, the reversible rack-stem f, working between shoulders of the main plate, and carrying the guidejaws, said screw engaging with the teeth of the raclcstem, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own Ihave hereto aflixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WARREN WILLIAMS. 

